Orlando Pirates banking on experience against Dondol Stars

Pirates have yet to meet elite division teams in this year’s competition, having overcome All Stars and Venda Football Academy – both from the Motsepe Foundation Championship – in the earlier rounds. 

Ahead tomorrow afternoon’s clash against the third tier side at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Riveiro is fully aware of how to deal with expectations in this game.

"We are 100 percent concentrated on the task, we know it's going to be complicated, we have experience already in the Nedbank [Cup] to deal with teams from a lower league and how difficult it is to get a result," said Riveiro.

"So, I don't have to say how difficult it's going to be because we all know. There's no extra pressure, it's always there and I've said many times on these occasions that working for clubs like Orlando Pirates always has high expectations.

"Everybody expects us to be in the next round, and for all of you [media] we've already won that game, so there's nothing we will get more than the result.

"Part of being in a big club [is that] you start the game already winning from your perspective and that makes the task even more difficult. But there's no extra pressure, it's the same as usual, we have to go there and win, and play a good game."